H Kirk Watson
H Kirk Watson, American hand surgeon.
TEXT INFO
Biography
- 1960 – Graduated George Washington University
Medical Eponyms
- Watson’s test (1988) [scaphoid shift] – to assess scapholunate instability
Key Medical Attributions
Controversies
Major Publications
- Watson HK, Ashmead D 4th, Makhlouf MV. Examination of the scaphoid. J Hand Surg Am. 1988 Sep;13(5):657-60. [Watson’s test]
References
eponym
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